Linda Blacker Discusses Lucy Moon Photoshoot

Exploring the Pre-Raphaelite style, which originated in London in the 1840s, Linda Blacker’s latest YouTuber Fairytale shoot pictures Lucy Moon in the beautiful Great Comp Garden bringing to life the story of Narcissa, based on Narcissus from Greek mythology. In the original story, Narcissus – the vain son of Cephissus the river god – discovers his reflection in a pool and is so in awe of his own beauty that he stares at it until he dies.

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The story of Narcissa, which was split into four parts for the Instagram series, was written by Linda herself. “I was super excited,” she tells TenEighty, “because I love Greek mythology! I went away and wrote a story based upon Narcissus, turning Lucy into my Narcissa.”

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Trying to give a Pre-Raphaelite feel to the imagery, Linda studied the most famous of the movement’s paintings. After “a lot of searching”, Linda found Lucy’s dress – a vintage dressing gown with a simple white dress underneath. Linda says she was “so happy with the result, you would never guess it was an 80s dressing gown”.

Michelle Blacker, Linda’s sister, was the make-up artist. Linda says that since she and her sister have always loved the Pre-Raphaelites, it was simple for Michelle to recreate the right look.

Linda states that she was eager to work with Lucy because of the content she creates on YouTube. Lucy often discusses new and different topics, which meant Linda could explore a theme a tad more “intense” than previous shoots. Plus, having been involved in choosing the theme, Lucy really understood the character and what the photos were trying to portray.

“She was really keen to play a character who was perhaps vain or narcissistic, perhaps a little dark,” Linda says. “After a chat we settled on the character Narcissus from Greek mythology, also featured in a famous Pre-Raphaelite painting! So it was the ideal choice. It was brilliant because we really were on the same page in regards to a theme.”

Everyone involved with this Fairytale shoot is very pleased with the way it turned out. Linda states that she “felt she was able to explore a theme darker than other YouTuber Fairytale shoots”, and is “really keen to continue this and really go a step further with the stories”.

All of the images from this shoot, as well as past YouTuber Fairytales, can be found on Linda’s Instagram.